Bruce J. TALBERT (designer), GILLOW & CO., Lancaster and London (manufacturer)

Sideboard
(c. 1871)

Medium

Oak (Quercus sp.), Boxwood (Buxus sp.), Pine (Pinus sp.)

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1976

Gallery location: 18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium

Oak (Quercus sp.), Boxwood (Buxus sp.), Pine (Pinus sp.)

Measurements

(a-l) 172.5 × 205.0 × 56.5 cm (overall)

Place/s of Execution

London, England

Inscription

(b) incised in relief on upper edge MELIVS EST VOC ARI
incised in relief on upper edge AD OLERA CV (- above V) CHARITATE QVA (- above A) AD VITVLV (- above third V)
incised in relief on upper edge SAGINATU CV (- above V) ODIO
(e) impressed on upper central panel GILLOW C (\ through C) Co
(translation: It is better to dine on vegetables prepared with love than on the fattened cow prepared with hatred.)

Accession Number

D109.a-l-1976

Department

International Decorative Arts

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1976
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Gallery location

18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Physical description

Two stages, upper stage with three vertical divisions; lower stage with central drawer and recessed shelf.

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Bruce J. TALBERT (designer), GILLOW & CO., Lancaster and London (manufacturer)

Sideboard
(c. 1871)